Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

A new study investigated the brain circuits involved in psychosis—a condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, ...

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Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...

New research uncovered an alarming accumulation of plastic particles in human brains, raising concerns about their potential ...

It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of the nervous system. A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that ...

“The dendrites are central to understanding the brain because they are at the ... wrinkled outer section of the human central ...

They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall ...

Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse. The new study, published Monday in the journal Nature, found that brain ...